Although detailed statistics are not available. an estimated quarter of the 1.5 to 2 million strong KoreanAmerican community have familial and historical ties to the North. The pains of separation are felt acutely by many Americans. One of the most unique aspects of our Nation is that we are a society of immigrants with ties to many parts of the worid. Traditionally. second and third generation American citizens have taken the lead in advising Congress and the executive branch on ways and means of forging closer. more mutually beneficial relations with their ancestral homelands. and in focusing American concern on the circumstances and challenges facing their former countrymen. In our unique. citizencentered democracy. leadership on initiatives eventually undertaken by any administration often comes from outside government.
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